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British psychedelic rock songs

  • When We Was FabA walrus suit in a George Harrison video started a Paul McCartney mystery. The bassist played left-handed.
  • A Day in the LifeThe BBC banned the Beatles song "A Day in the Life" until 1972. It said the song could encourage drug-taking.
  • Paperback WriterPaul McCartney wrote "Paperback Writer" after his Aunt Lil asked why he never wrote about anything but love.
  • Strawberry Fields ForeverTwo different recordings of "Strawberry Fields Forever" were spliced into one with scissors and tape machines.
  • Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (song)The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper song began with salt and pepper on a plane.
  • Tomorrow Never KnowsJohn Lennon took the words of "Tomorrow Never Knows" almost directly from a 1964 book.
  • Baby, You're a Rich ManGeorge Harrison played "Baby, You're a Rich Man" in a San Francisco park and a crowd followed him.
  • Now and Then (Beatles song)George Harrison disliked the Lennon demo "Now and Then", so the Beatles shelved it in 1995.
  • TaxmanBefore the first note of "Taxman" sounds, a cough rings out and George Harrison begins to count the band in. His "one, two, three, four" is delivered in a grim, miserly voice, and a second, real count can be heard faintly behind it. The…
  • Lucy in the Sky with DiamondsJohn Lennon wrote "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" after his three-year-old son showed him a drawing.

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